FNUS75 KGJT 202141
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
341 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND EVEN STRENGTHEN ON MONDAY
AS A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACH FROM THE
WEST. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE COLORADO UTAH BORDER LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN PASS OVER WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
CLOUD BASES.........4000-6000 FEET AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000-25,000 MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........HIGH CLOUDS LOWERING TO 4000-6000 FEET AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000-25,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 12-18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110320.STORM.02/GJT